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Diablo 4 Story Fan Fiction
Have you ever imagined what Diablo 4 could be about? Would the world of Sanctuary remain in a similar age, or could it be in a completely different era? Stewart Berk, aka Odin, has shared on the official forums his futuristic fan fiction of the D4 world. See a snippet of it below, or the full post here.
What do you think of his idea? Would advancing the time era of the Diablo world be too much of a stretch? Should the devs stick with the traditional lore and time frame, or try something completely different and go bonkers with it? Let us know in the comments!
A Diablo 4 Concept by Stewart Berk
Stay awhile and listen…
With the loss of 3 of the Angiris council, and the destruction of the last soulstone, and with it the final prime evil, neither the High Heavens, nor the Seven Hells can mount an offensive any longer. An unspoken cessation has arrived to the Eternal Conflict. The realm of Sanctuary is left in peace.
Thousands of years pass. The people of Sanctuary evolve. Technology advances. The Great War and the birth of the Nephalem become myth. However, magic and the power of faith remain.
In this new age, the darkness of the past clings to society. While much of the wilds have been tamed, the gothic architecture remains and the skyscrapers are covered with gargoyles, and torches burn throughout the night. While electricity is commonplace, fire is seen as the only security against evil.
Four groups govern this new society crouched on an old land. Monks, Mages, Militants, and Mystics. Each has 2 seats on the grand council. Their number is broken by a deciding vote, a man known only as, The Justice.
Monks have embraced technology as their religion and built a cult of the machine. They augment themselves with combat tech, going so far as to replace their extremities with robotic limbs. Their goal is to become a living weapon, and they utilize no firearms. They have also developed advanced medical machines in tandem with their augments. They often hold positions of authority in hospitals. All monks, regardless of gender, shave their heads. Through the augmentation process they make their facial features more uniform, and adjust their height and build to conform to what they refer to as the "optimum standards."
Mages are the most secretive of the four. For thousands of years their art had been seen as the cause of the great cataclysm, the details lost to time. In these times they practice 2 forms of magic. Arcane and Necromancy. Neither school is looked on with favor, though both have their uses. They practice in secret and are rarely seen in public.
Mages who practice the arcane arts are usually tan, due to their exposure to heat and cold. Those who practice necromancy are marked by their pallor and sunken eyes. Spending that much time below ground takes its toll.
Militants are responsible for law and order. Their twin orders report directly to The Justice. Members of the first order, known as The Watchers, are uniformly tall and thin. They specialize in reconnaissance and long range engagement. They are ranged weapons experts and masters with both rifles and hand guns. Members of the second order, known as The Hammers, resemble their hallmark weapons. All are as wide as they are tall, and heavy in the arms. They carry heavy electrified hammers and sometimes force shields as well. Between these two orders, law is upheld through rapid deployment by motorcycle, and less common heavy raids.
Ew. Dear god no. Sad that there isn't enough d3 news that fanfics make the cut. : \
Also recommend an article title change. Kind of a huge dissapointment to rush over to see "diablo 4 story concept" is just some forum fanfic.
Edit: Thanks for putting "fanfiction" in the title.
Other than that; might sound cool, but adding tech and motorcycles might be the worst thing for the franchise. I'd rather go back in time before there were Nephelem and play out the creation of Sanctuary....as a demon or angel!
I kinda like it.
What were a bit disappointing were the story, that it once again should be about good vs evil and soulstones and prime evils. While the land, the people and The Justice all evolve, so too should the story. What if the Nephalem, while few, lived in solitude hanging on to old ways, with Kulle being their advisor. Eventually he must be able to change them. Maybe now they want world domination in sanctuary and to achieve that they'd have to destroy heaven and hell. Which leads to heaven, hell and the common people uniting against the Nephalem! The Nephalem could still manage but when done realize nothing good came from this, only death, agony and destruction. Game ends while the Nephalem sits on a throne, alone with nothing to rule over.
If no barbarian class, then it sucks lol.
No, really, this might be like Diablo 9 or something, way too early for steampunk this franchise.
aka Hellgate London 2
I think we've already gotten a glimpse of what the D4 story could be. The last cinematic hints at the angels being "afraid" of just how powerful the nephalem has become. That he has the power to destroy everything... so they ask the question is he really on our side?
Metzen has already said he's a sucker for a good redemption story. I could see one revolving around our character if they choose to take the nephalem down this path.
I think that there are some interesting elements here but, personally, I do not want a futuristic or "steampunk" Diablo game. The only thing that could get me to agree to the concept would be if a playable class was the "Techno-Viking."
I think with the ending of RoS, a D4 could likely go in the line of the original D3 concept of Blizzard North where you can choose both sides of the conflict as either on the side of the angels or the demons (except the mmo part). It's kinda hinted that nephalems as powerful as they are can still be influenced by either angels or demons.
@Thornagol lol .. how could I possibly not recognize the king of kings, the legend, the myth one of the first internet memes, before the first men... thanks for the reference!
Burning Hells, not 'Seven Hells'. Where did he get 3 from? Only two of the Angiris Council have dropped. Nephalem are the original humans, without the Worldstone, more and more humans will become nephalem. That's three lore errors in the first two paragraphs.
Stewart Berk's futuristic take on Diablo 4's story is intriguing! It's exciting to see fans exploring new possibilities for the Diablo universe. With creative contributions like this, the Diablo community keeps the excitement alive while awaiting the official release. ChatGPT Nederlands could certainly generate fascinating fan fiction scenarios like this one!